Casita Fiberglass Patriot Small Travel Trailers

Casita’s Patriot is a 13ft long all-fiberglass small travel trailer; durable, easy to tow and store in a garage, with features offering comfort and coziness, it’s an ideal weekender camper….

Since 1983, Casita Enterprises Inc. located in Rice, TX dedicated its resources to the design and manufacturing of fiberglass travel trailers.

Currently they offer five models of travel trailers from the smallest one – 13ft long Patriot Deluxe, correspondingly 16ft (Standard) and 17ft long (Deluxe) versions of Spirt, Freedom and Liberty and the largest member of the family – Independence (both versions Standard and Deluxe are 17ft long).

All mentioned models belong to the class of Lightweight Travel Trailers.

The Patriot is the only one Casita’s trailer that is offered just in version Deluxe, but that is what makes it may be the most interesting on the list. Thanks to small dimensions and weight, it is easy to tow and may be as important – easy to store in the garage, but at the same time is equipped with all essential features including wet-bath.

Although nothing prevents it from use on longer vacation trips, it is rather designed for shorter, weekend adventures. But even this classification may not reflect reality – being easy to tow, lite, with narrow aerodynamic body (so fuel efficient), it can successfully be used for longer trips provided you do not expect luxurious vacations.

Casita Patriot travel trailer

The kitchen is equipped with 2-burner range and sink (both w/optional covers), microwave-ready package, 3-way 1.9 cu ft refrigerator, power range hood w/light and cabinetry provides modest conditions for preparation of food. The rear-end dinette serves as a main living and eating area. For night it converts to full-size (46” x 78”) bed. The front-end wet-bath includes the toilet, lavatory, shower but also small, opening and screened obscure glass window as well as roof vent. Next to the bat and entrance door there is a wardrobe/closet providing some storage space (on top of small overhead storage throughout the camper). Summarizing – the Patriot offers good bangs for bucks manufacturer asks for.

Casita's Patriot camper: floor-plan

But what sets Casita’s campers apart from others is their construction. All these trailers have fiberglass shells on steel frame. During the manufacturing process the top and bottom part of the fiberglass shell are bonded pretty much the same way as the sailboats are made (BTW – the company uses the marine-grade fiberglass). In other words, instead of assembling four walls, roof and floor as in the case of typical campers, the Casita’s shell is built from just two pieces of molded fiberglass.

The outcome is obvious – Casita’s travel trailers have much better durability as the probability of leaks (main reason of deterioration) is much lower than in traditional campers. That can be seen (and confirmed) when checking prices for second-hand Casita’s campers.

A little bit more controversial may be interior finishing. Storage compartments and side overhead storage is lined with plush carpet. On the positive side – it prevents condensation and provide some extra thermal insulation helping to keep camper cool in summer and warm in colder seasons. It also reduces the outside noise. On the negative side – it is more difficult to clean….

Specifications:

Exterior length

Exterior width

Exterior height

Interior height

Dry weight

GVWR

Fresh water tank

Grey water tank

Black water tank

LPG

Sleeping capacity

Tire size

13’

6’8”

7’8”

5’10”

1,880 lbs

3,500 lbs

16 gals

13 gals

15 gals

2 x 20 lbs bottles

2

15”

Patriot camper - interior

Construction:

2-pieces marine-grade fiberglass shell

3” channel-steel frame

Torsion Rubber-Ride suspension

15” tires

Kitchen

2-burner cooktop

3-way 1.9 cu ft refrigerator

Microwave Ready Package

Power range hood w/light

Silverware drawer

Water-pressure regulator

Patriot: kitchen and dinette converted to bed

Wet-Bath

Toilet

Lavatory

Shower

6 gallons gas/electric water heater w/bypass

Power roof vent

Standard Interior features

Custom, marine-grade fiberglass furniture

Side-mounted (front) AC unit

12V lights

12V and 110V outlets

Opening, screened windows w/mini blinds

Fantastic power roof vent

Wardrobe closet

Converter/battery charger

Deluxe insulation

Carpet lined storage and overhead compartments

4” cushions

Patriot: kitchen

Standard Exterior features

Two-20lbs LPG bottles w/cover

Spare tire w/cover

Electric brakes

Safety chains

Stabilizer jacks

Door light

LED Running/Tail/Stop lights

City water connection

25ft 30 Amps power cable

110V outlet

12V battery pack

Sewer hose (stored in rear bumper)

Safety (standard features):

Smoke/LPG detectors

Safety Egress windows

GFCI- protection

Breakaway switch

Fire extinguisher

Patriot: wet bath w/ toilet, lavatory and shower

Options

LED interior lights

Kitchen range cover

Kitchen sink cover

16,000 BTU furnace

19” HD-TV w/DVD player

TV antenna w/amplifier

TV shelf

Cable ready

Awning

Vinyl flooring

Exterior Shower/wash station

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